I remember hearing about this …
pool playing method // Approach ????????????????
pool playing method // Approach ????????????????
I think "tucking" is curling your grip hand toward your body during the shot stroke to apply side spin.I remember hearing about this …
pool playing method // Approach ????????????????
Rollin is the opposite. Before it was called BHE some players called it tuck-n-roll.I think "tucking" is curling your grip hand toward your body during the shot stroke to apply side spin.
I don't know what "rolling" is - maybe just a word that sounds good there?
pj
chgo
I think "tucking" is curling your grip hand toward your body during the shot stroke to apply side spin.
I don't know what "rolling" is - maybe just a word that sounds good there?
pj
chgo
Oh - thanks.Rollin is the opposite.
I wonder how many versions of BHE there are...?Before it was called BHE some players called it tuck-n-roll.
No tellin. It was how the old-timers dealt with the high squirt cues of the day. I had a guy show me this a long time ago and at first i thought he was nuts. But it works, aim center ball and swing the butt to apply spin. He didn't swoop, he stroked straight after the diagonal cue shift. Dude could flat play with this method.Oh - thanks.
I wonder how many versions of BHE there are...?
- move back hand/forearm sideways and stroke straight
- move back hand/forearm sideways during stroke (swooping BHE)
- move back hand only sideways during stroke (tuck or roll - another kind of swooping BHE)
- ?more?
pj
chgo
That's the kind (straight stroke after pivoting) that I'd recommend.No tellin. It was how the old-timers dealt with the high squirt cues of the day. I had a guy show me this a long time ago and at first i thought he was nuts. But it works, aim center ball and swing the butt to apply spin. He didn't swoop, he stroked straight after the diagonal cue shift. Dude could flat play with this method.
I remember hearing about this …
pool playing method // Approach ????????????????
In that video Terry Bell gives a pretty good overview of the technique. He fails to mention that the correct bridge length will vary with how hard you hit the ball and with the amount of elevation, both due to swerve. Also, I don't think hardness of the tip has any direct influence.
Dr.Dave show this on his site. https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/cue/natural-pivot-length/How does one figure out the proper bridge length for ones cue?
TB's description is almost verbatim what i was shown years ago.Maybe these might help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eg9yTh73qY
Or this.
https://youtu.be/LSAtnVPdSIo?t=5430
Or this.
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?456857&p=5932131#post5932131
Have fun.
John
That's the kind (straight stroke after pivoting) that I'd recommend.
If your shaft's pivot point is near your bridge hand BHE can be a very helpful "mechanical" way of getting the cue very near the correct line for the shot (some minor adjustment "by feel" is probably necessary for most shots).
Fronthand english (moving just the front hand) can work too, but your pivot point is unlikely to be near your back hand (where the cue pivots), so bigger "by feel" adjustments are needed.
Dr. Dave teaches a method of "mechanically" combining FHE and BHE for those in-between shots.
pj <- don't get me started
chgo
Totally agree. Over the years i've known/seen quite a few top players who used this method in one form or another(straight vs. swoop delivery).A very good player who has beaten many top pros like Jayson Shaw and Mika Immonen, etc. took some time to show me a method where you aim dead center cue ball and pivot during the stroke. After trying it some, it is shockingly accurate. This guy was one of the most methodical and technically perfect players I know. I found it odd that someone with his play style would use this technique. It seems as long as you move smoothly and don’t jerk the cue to the side, it is amazing how well it works.
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Why is that? Never had any such problems.Front hand for outside English, back hand for inside English. You will miss quite often if you use backhand for outside english.